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Here we go. while pollution in this water is a worry, it won't keep carol and anita from their daily swim. i've been swimming since i was a child. in rivers i think when i was a teenager, it was probably worse than it is now. and, touch wood, so far, i'm 0k. i think i would be a great deal less happy if i couldn't swim. victoria gill, bbc news, in ilkley. we're joined now by izzy ross from surfers against sewage, along with gareth brookfield from the cheshire wildlife trust. we were just chatting. you are broadly aligned on this. we will talk to a water uk in a moment who are more responsible ...

People do not go in the water, it is some of the most loved beaches around the uk.— around the uk. gareth, you are brinttin around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a _ around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective - around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective from - around the uk. gareth, you are bringing a perspective from thej bringing a perspective from the cheshire wildlife trust. what impact does it have on our live? it smells disgusting, you could get ill. what disgusting, you could get ill. what about wildlife? _ disgusting, you could get ill. what about wildlife? it...

Braving the chilly water of the river wharfe. whoo! going under the tree! we do this every day. every week. for the wild swimmers here in ilkley, this river is a lifeline. we don'tjust swim together, you know, we talk together, we drink together, we eat together, we go away together. so the whole network of swimming is very, very important to my life. that was so much fun. but beneath the surface, there's a problem. we're keeping our heads above the water. i wouldn't want to put my head in this, because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly ...

I wouldn't want to put my head in this, because i think the risks are too great. just half a mile away, raw, untreated sewage is regularly released into the river. so this is where it comes out, down here. it's just a grille, so it means that solids can come out, as well. in an effort to have their river cleaned up, campaigners here lobbied to have a stretch of the wharfe officially designated as a bathing site. that means the environment agency has to test and monitor the quality of the water. members of the public, when they come to ilkley, because it's designated as bathing water, they thin...

Clear of it? i you are surfing? or do you stay well clear of it? , you are surfing? or do you stay well clear of it?— clear of it? i surf almost every day i can. clear of it? i surf almost every day i can- itout — clear of it? i surf almost every day i can- itout it _ clear of it? i surf almost every day ican- itout it is _ clear of it? i surf almost every day i can. but it is pretty _ clear of it? i surf almost every day i can. but it is pretty disgusting i i can. but it is pretty disgusting when you go in the water sometimes. 0n when you go in the water sometimes. on wednesday i went for...